any hope for my colt??

solow11

solow11

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i found out through the help of some of you wonderful people i had water problems and over the last 3-4 daysi think my beautiful colt has kicked the bucket. can i fix him? or should he be retired?? thamks for the help

 
shnabbles

shnabbles

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Cut a small frag off and see if it smells like death... thats a good way to know...
It could still be salvageable...
Its good to hear your water changes are going well.
Did you ever say what kind of Protein Skimmer you have?
I also recommend you get a refractometer, and a TDS meter since you said the water in AZ is so bad.
 
thegrog

thegrog

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Same thing happened to mine a few weeks ago. One morning, it just looked horrible. After a few days (and a water change), looked the same. Cut off a small frag and didn't even have to have it close to my nose to realize is smelled like rotting fish! It was so bad, I gagged......and that is saying a lot!
 
solow11

solow11

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the skimmer is a hang on 180? but not installed yet. i know, iknow before you yell at me im as we speak building a 40 gal sump/ fuge cause the skimmer wont fit on the main tank. again thanks to my lfs who said they dont run skimmers, why should i? thanks again
 
shnabbles

shnabbles

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Why wont it fit on the tank? Protein skimmers are absolute musts :scared:
This is another huge reason for your bad water quality.
What brand is the skimmer?
 
solow11

solow11

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its an acyrlic tank and id have to cut a hole in the top and dont want to do when the fish are in. i dont know the brand. i bought from a buddy in calif. that took down his tank. i got the skimmer 70 lbs of live rock and the fluval canister for 150.00 but he said mabye jebo? it ran his 100 gal for a year.
 
solow11

solow11

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yeah but when i got the hood with no holes then placed the tank 2 inches from the wall and put rock, sand and 100 gals of water. plus i have an extra 40 gal tank. and i love a good project.
 
solow11

solow11

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hoping the plumbing and the skimmer installed by thursday. i can add the rest of the stuff later. the skimmer has become a goal
 
shnabbles

shnabbles

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once you get the skimmer on and working you will be getting tons of crap in the collection cup.. i mean TONS! since the tank has been up for 6 months with out a skimmer..
If you arent getting tons of stuff you need to get a new one... If its a Sea Clone Skimmer id trash it now for a Aqua Remora... I used to get nothing out of my Sea Clone.. i put a Aqua Remora on there and i now empty my collection cup every day if not twice a day...
they are the best!
 
solow11

solow11

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the colt met his destiny. i loved him and need another. since i found out of the bad water ive changed 1 30% and 4 10%. amazing how much clearer the water and colors of fish and corals come out. skimmer is up and running. running about 3 gallons on the floor last night! i guess it takes a while to adjust right? thanks again
 
tthemadd1

tthemadd1

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I have a ton of Kenya if you would be willing to pay for shipping. Or trade and we both pay the shipping?
 
solow11

solow11

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the collection cup overflowed. i guess the bubbles were ste too high. but the stuff it overflowed was something nasty and smelled horrible. my phosphates are 0 along with amonia nitrites and nitrates. ph though is still 7.8- 7.9. and kh is 9?? i dont even know what kh is. what else should i be checking for? and where can i get the test kits?
id defentally be interested in some kenya. but id want to wait a week or two to see what this water is going to do. please email me at solow11@msn.com, thanks
 
shnabbles

shnabbles

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wow i cant believe it over flowed your collection cup that fast... usually protein skimmers take a few days to work correctly but i guess your water was so bad it worked immediatly... but thats good.. you need all that crap out of your water
 
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